Clothes-washing machine.



R. J. S. PERRY.

CLOTHES WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 8, 1916- Lmaws. Pate ted 3615.13, 1917.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 13, 1917.

Application filed January s, 1916. Serial No. 71,081.

To all whom it may concern:

Be a known that I, ROBERT J. s. PERRY,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Belton, in the county of Bell and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful .Improvements in Clothes-Washing .Ma

' inafter described and chines, of Which the following is a specification. a

My invention relates to an improvement in clothes washing machines and has for its primary object to provide a device of this class wherein a reciprocating plunger is designedto cause alternate currents of washfiuid to contact and pass through the clothes in such a manner as will effectively and positively remove dirt therefrom without injury to the fabric thereof.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide in a washing machine of this class; a perforate inner clothes container adapted to be disposed in spaced relation to the sides of an outer container whereby the clothes are prevented from coming in contact with the side walls of the outer container, thus providing for the circulation of a portion of the washing fluid, which is forced through the clothes, between the clothes container and the side walls of the outer container. I

A further .object is to provide a device of this class, which though designed to be used in connection with a heating. device forming a part thereof, may also be used in connection with an ordinary stove.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of the construction, com bination of the various parts, as will be here pointcd out in the appended claims. 1

In the drawings Figure 1 is a view in elevation.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, looking. in the direction of the arrow. I

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrow.

Referring by numerals to the drawings, 1 indicates a lower receptacle adapted to be used as a furnace and which is provided with a. door 2, an aperture 3 for the escape of smoke or fumes, and draft openings 4;. The receptacle 1 supports in telescopic relation as shown at 6, an upper receptacle 5 adapted to receive a clothes containin basket 7 formed of-wire mesh and disposed inspaced relation tothe sides of the recepand a top 19 having tacle. of the A rim 8 is provided at the bottom basket 7 for supporting the edge 9 of a perforated conical bottom 10, provided with perforations 11. A tubular member 13 0 is secured to the member 10 and is adapted to serve as a guide for a plunger 15. The plunger 15 comprises a tubular stem adapted to telescopically engage the tubular mem ber'13, and a conical plunger head 16 pro-- vided with a bottom having perforations 18 perforations 20.

A cover 21 is removably carried by .the receptacle 5 and is provided with an aperture 22 through which is adapted to pass 7c the upper end of the plunger 15. The aperture 22 also serves the purpose of an outlet for the steam generating within the receptacle 5. The cover 21 is further provided with handles 23. I

In the upper end of the tubular stem 15 is secured an air tight closure 24 having a bifurcated end 25 pivotally secured by a pin 26 to a reciprocating lever 27. The lever 27 is pivotally secured at 28 to a post 29 secured by means of rivets 31 to the receptacle In operation the lever 2'1 is turned backward on its pivot 28 carry'ing'with it the cover,.21 and the plunger 15, thus providing access to the interior of the receptacle 5.

Upon the downward stroke of the plunger 15, the air tight closure 24 carried thereby will compress the air' column formed between the bottom of the closure 24 and the surface of the washing fluid in the tubular member 13 and cause it to displace a portion 109 of the washing fluid and force the same vertically into the clothes through the pcrfmrations 11 in the conical bottom it) of the basket 7. The descending conh-al plunger head 16 will simultaneously cmnprcss the clothes against the bottom 10 and force a part of'thc washing fluid vertically upward, through the perforations therein, while an other part of the washing fluid will be forced upwardly and outwardly through the 1 perforated basket 7 thereby establishing an upward circulation of the washing fluid between the perforated basket 7 and the side walls of the receptacle 5,

Upon the upward stroke of the plunger, the air pressure, and the pressure on the clothes will also be relieved, thus permitting the washing fluid to return to the same level in the tubular member 13 as before'the downward stroke of the plunger head. In attaining this level it will create a downward circulation through the perforations of the cone-ml plunger head 16 and through the clothes, and also downwardly between the perforated basket 7 and the side walls of the receptacle 5, thence inwardly through the sides of the basket '2 and through the clothes. lt is apparent that this rapid alternate upward and downward circulation of the washlug fluid through the clothes will dislodge and remove any particles of dirt from the clothes without subjecting them to any undue wear or tear;

When the basket 7 containing the clothes is removed from the receptacle it will be seen that the washing fluid will be permitted to drain oil through the sides of the basket and through the perforations in the bottom '10 thereof, thus obviating the necessity of coming in contact with the washing fluid when the clothes are removed from the basket.

It is understood that I do not claim the exact construction shown herein but reserve the right to make such changes and altera tions as will not depart from the spirit and scope of the claims.

I claim l. A washing machine comprising .an outer receptacle adapted to contain a washing fluid, an inner clothes containing wall made perforate throughout its entirety pro vided with a rim flange at its lower end and adapted tobe fitted in the outer receptacle to rest upoh the bottom thereof and to'be held in slightly spaced relation from the side wall, a perforated substantially conical bottom for the clothes container made of a size to be received within the carrier'wall to be supported on the rim above the bottom of the outer receptacle and said bottom provided with a centrally disposed upwardly extending tubular guide, a tubular stem mounted on the tubular guide to be capable of vertical reciprocatory movement, a perforated plunger head mounted on the lower end of the tubular stem provided with top and bottom walls having different inclines, and means to be manually actuated to give the plunger head a reciprocatory movement toward and away from the perforated conical bottom to thus circulate the washing, fluid in and through the receptacles and through the perforations of the bottom and thewalls of the plunger.

2. A washing machine comprising an outer receptacle adapted to contain washing fluid, an inner clothes containing carrier wall formed of wire mesh made of a. size to be received within the outer receptacle to rest upon the bottom thereof and to be disposed in spaced relation from the inner wall of the receptacle, a rim flange provided around the lower inner edge of the carrier wall and having its upperedge raised above the bottom of the outer receptacle, a perforated bottom for the clothes containing wall made of a size to be received within the wall and to rest upon the flange so that this perforated. bottom is raised above the bottom of the outer receptacle, a tubular guide rigidly connected with said bottom portion substantially at the center thereof and arranged to extend vertically upwardly from the bottom, a tubular stem mounted on the tubular guide to be capable of reciprocatory movement in a vertical-path, a perforated plunger head rigidly mounted on the lower end of the tubular stem to thus be disposed above the perforated bottom, a cover for the outer receptacle provided With a central opening through which the tubularstem is extended, and means mounted on the receptacle and connected with the extending end of the stem to'be manually actuated to. thus cause reciprocatory movement of the ,pliinger-avitli respect to the perforated bottom.

In testimony whereoflia'fiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

RQBEBT J. S. PERRY.

Witnesses:

W. F. GAY, JOHN A. SMITH.- 

